Legislature

Raising awareness with Hunger Action Month | State News | latrobebulletinnews.com

Crebilly farm preservation gets $2 million funding boost – Daily Local

How Harrisburg Works: The rules for Pa. lawmaker per diems, speaker v. leader, and other Q&As · Spotlight PA

PA state reps on what student loan forgiveness means for Black women (goerie.com)

 

Business/Jobs

Deal reached with strikers at 4 Pennsylvania nursing homes | WITF

Striking Pa. nursing home workers take picket line to state Capitol – pennlive.com

Angela Ferritto, Mark Lynch: These are the fresh faces on the front lines – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)

 

Crime/Punishment

Bucks County settles lawsuit in suicide death of jail inmate (buckscountycouriertimes.com)

 

Education

Starting teacher salary: Wolf howls with Pennsylvania among the nation’s best | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Federal debt from ITT Technical Institute loans to be discharged | WITF

Pa. school district addresses racist Homecoming sign, says it’s taking ‘appropriate next steps’ – pennlive.com

With student loan plan, Biden finds the sweet spot for debt forgiveness | Editorial (inquirer.com)

Manheim Township school board starts conversation on transgender student athlete participation | Local News | lancasteronline.com

Elizabethtown College receives $1.2 million grant, launches new engineering program | Local News | lancasteronline.com

America’s most expensive colleges, including the University of Pennsylvania, have raised prices again – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

Students whose families make less than $100K will get free tuition at Princeton : NPR

Student loan borrowers in 7 states may be taxed on their debt cancellation : NPR

West Chester University fully opens its largest building as it starts the new year (inquirer.com)

Trans students say they are nervous to go to school under anti-trans legislation | WPSU

 

Elections/Politics

Pennsylvania school directors speak out against Doug Mastriano’s education funding plan | TribLIVE.com

New Pa. poll points to trouble for Republicans on abortion | Mark O’Keefe – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Incumbent PA Democratic senators at risk of losing election (goerie.com)

DGA Hits Back at Mastriano’s “No Comment Express” Tour (politicspa.com)

Guest Opinion: Vote issues like immigration, crime — not personalities (buckscountycouriertimes.com)

These are the election-deniers on the Pa. ballot in 2022 | Friday Morning Coffee – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

PA lt. gov. candidate decries Mastriano’s Confederate uniform (goerie.com)

Doug Mastriano’s security insulates him from questions in Pa. governor race (inquirer.com)

Think your vote won’t matter in Pennsylvania? Think again | Jenice Armstrong (inquirer.com)

 

Environment

‘Living Lightly on the Earth’ as we adapt to a warming planet | Opinion – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

 

Transportation

Pennsylvania Turnpike: More debt than the state, with toll increases likely | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Pa. Turnpike audit finds uncollected tolls grows to $155 million | WITF

Pennsylvanians are still uncomfortable sharing the road with self-driving vehicles, poll finds | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

 

Health

How do you get monkeypox? Sex guidelines are under debate. (inquirer.com)

 

State News

Pa. DEP boosting electric vehicle rebates, funding more chargers (abc27.com)

Trump takes down photo with Pa. state troopers after police say it was for memorabilia only – The Morning Call (mcall.com)

Smucker declines debates with LNP, in part due to ‘bias’ | PA Power and Policy | lancasteronline.com

Guest Opinion: Bucks County’s Brian Fitzpatrick has enabled GOP lies (buckscountycouriertimes.com)

Carnegie Mellon University professor’s critical tweet about Queen Elizabeth II goes viral | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

 

National News

Federal Reserve’s Jerome Powell: Higher interest rates unlikely to cause a deep U.S. recession (inquirer.com)

Queen Elizabeth II remembered as ‘the rock on which modern Britain was built’ after her death at 96 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Operation London Bridge: Inside the 10-day plan after Queen Elizabeth II’s death : NPR

King Charles III: How his reign may differ from Queen Elizabeth : NPR

Wegmans sets date for plastic bag ban (mcall.com)

NASA eyes late September for its next attempt to launch the Artemis I rocket : NPR

How the polarizing effect of social media is speeding up : NPR

Michigan Supreme Court says voters should decide on abortion : NPR

South Carolina senators reject a near-total abortion ban : NPR

Another shooting in Uvalde leaves 2 injured, police say there is no threat to the public | TPR

School gun case sparks debate over safety and second chances | Across America | phillytrib.com

CNN anchor Bernard Shaw dead at 82 | Obituaries | phillytrib.com

 

Local News

Free eye examinations to be held in Harrisburg (abc27.com)

A Chambersburg church wants members to bring their political differences to the service | WITF

Lancaster County would ‘reevaluate’ relationships with hospitals partnering with Planned Parenthood: Commissioner Parsons | Local News | lancasteronline.com

Ceremonial opening held for Luzerne County tourism office inside historic train station | Times Leader

Funding approved to build skate park in Wilkes-Barre’s Hollenback Park | Times Leader

Wilkes-Barre council OKs action park construction contract to applause | News | citizensvoice.com

Officials credit community outcry for blocking sale of Bucks County’s sewer system | The Bucks County Herald

Aqua Pennsylvania terminates talks with Bucks County over $1.1 billion sewer sale (inquirer.com)

Cheyney receives grant to renovate historic home into welcome center | State & Region | phillytrib.com

Tobyhanna Army Depot offers mental health resources for employees (poconorecord.com)

Expert issues a call to action on blight, affordable housing in Erie (goerie.com)

Cambria County commissioners award $3M+ in project funding | News | tribdem.com

 

Pitt

URA considers program to provide up to $90K for some Pittsburgh home buyers | TribLIVE.com

Pittsburgh URA announces new businesses helped, including cafe, event planning company, smoothie bar | TribLIVE.com

Westmoreland Democrats say concerns abound as November election nears | TribLIVE.com

 

Philly

Philadelphia 2022 mail ballots could be delayed by City Council members running for mayor (inquirer.com)

6 takeaways from a new report on Philadelphia’s property tax system (inquirer.com)

Philadelphia City Council: What happens when a Council member resigns (inquirer.com)

City Council will return to in-person meetings | Local News | phillytrib.com

Section of Broad Street in South Philly will be closed until spring 2024 due to SEPTA station renovation (inquirer.com)

 

Washington

Legislation to force Big Tech to pay publishers for online news ‘blown up’ by censorship amendment – The Morning Call (mcall.com)

U.S. Asks Judge in Trump Special Master Case to Lift Key Parts of Order – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Trump’s Post-Election Fund-Raising Comes Under Scrutiny by Justice Dept. – The New York Times (nytimes.com)